Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Somalia
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Yemen
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
Habeenka Good
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
Evening Good
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
Fadlan
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
sorry
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
caraysiiyo
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
Dialect 2
Benaadir
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.00 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
af Soomaali
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
somali
  
arménien
  
German Name
Somali
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Somalis
  
Armenians
  
Origin
19th century
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Somali
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
so
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
som
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
som
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
som
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
soma1255
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic